B2B Social Media & The Global 5000
As social media in B2B continues to evolve, we have added a way to measure and compare the social media involvement of Global 5000 companies. Rather than try to evaluate the corporate presence, we have looked at using the LinkedIn profiles of employees in each of the Global 5000 companies. Using this data and looking […]
From Billions to Trillions – The Global 5000 Footprint on World Economy
One question we get asked about The Global 5000 companies is – “How much of the market do these companies represent? One way to put this top tier of companies in perspective is to look at their collective revenue and the overall global economy. Consider this — if we add up the revenue for the Global 5000 […]
Global 5000 Companies in BRIC Countires
Emerging Markets and the BRIC countries seem to come in and out of popularity in recent years. The acronym BRIC has become synonymous with emerging markets. As the economy suffered in 2008 and 2009 many had hoped that growth in BRIC-like countries would help keep the world from all falling at the same time. We […]
The Global 5000 Company Activities in 2011 – M&A and others
During 2011, The Global 5000 companeis were very active with a number of mergers, acquisitions, divesting assets, new IPO’s and other corporate actions. In total we recorded 245 activities representing over 330 companies. Tallying up the key areas, there were 135 acquisitions, 7 companies filed ch 11 banruptcy while 5 others emerged from bankruptcy protection. Thirty […]
The Forbes List & Private Companies in The Global 5000
Forbes magazine has published their annual list of the largest private companies in the US – listed here. They cover US private companies with $2 billion + revenue. This past year (2010 revenue) there were 212 companies that fit the criteria. Except for a few of the very large firms (like Cargill or Koch Industries) […]
AsiaPac Countries in the Database
In our Global 5000 database, we have 761 companies located in the AsiaPac region – slightly more than the 680 in Europe. As many have pointed out, the region is full of promise and developing economies. Over the long term, growth rates are expected to exceed both Europe and North America. In this developing environment, […]
Global 5000 M&A Corporate Activity – October 2011
During the month of October, The Global 5000 companies announced 15 significant deals including M&A, IPO filings, private equity financing, and spin-offs. Focusing on the largest firms – The Global 5000 – there are generally more of these than in smaller companies. These activities and changes become important for Database Marketers as they have to […]
How Do We Count Revenue For Banks?
When building and updating a B2B database, we try to gather revenue for each company so it is on a comparable basis as companies in other industry sectors. It sounds fairly simple and straight forward – however, it is not always that easy. In those financial organizations that have a mix of business lines in […]
M&A And Corporate Activity for September 2011
With September coming to a close, there were a number of corporate activities including M&A, IPO filings, private equity financing, and spin-offs. Focusing on the largest firms – The Global 5000 – there are generally more of these than in smaller companies. These activities and changes become important for Database Marketers as they have to […]
Average Employees at Global 5000 Companies
There has been a lot of interest recently in jobs and job growth as governments try to get economies moving. The Global 5000 companies naturally play a big role here as the largest companies and employers in the world. We went back & looked at the stats for the average size (by number of worldwide […]